Psychology of Botany: A Treatise on Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, etc. by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub

THE BIRCH TREE. (Betula'ceoe).

This is another of the Catkin tribe, or family; and is as beautiful a tree as any which grows in a wild state in this country. Its silvery bark renders it a conspicuous object in aboreal scenery, and may be distinguished at a considerable distance. It has been called by some “ The Lady of the forest.”

This is another of that species of trees which are natives of this country. It is one which delights in moist or marshy land, and its domain extends the furthest north of any other tree or shrub.

Being a plant so well-known by all, I need not waste time or take up space with further description. I now proceed to notice the planet and sign which are sympathetically related to the Birch : These are the planet Mercury in the sign Pisces. In the remarks I am here making, and the revelation I am now publishing on the Planetary government of the Birch tree, judged from a Stellar stand-point, I am not consciously expressing what any other person may have said or written. I am simply giving what I find, regardless of the views of others; in the meantime, I respect the views or opinions of others, so far as they prove the outcome of honest conviction, although they may clash with these my findings.

Honesty of research, and purity of purpose, deserve our respect at all times and that under every circumstance, so long as each one gives what he finds and that to the best of his ability. The Birch is a plant which partakes of the nature of Mercury and Jupiter combined. You may readily convince yourself of this by a studious and careful observation.

Mercurial plants, on the whole, are tough, stringy or fibrous, such as is common in the hemp family; in this respect the Birch bears some resemblance to the Hemp tribe. There is yet another property in the Birch which bears a further resemblance to the Hemp, and that is, its stimulating power over the nervous system in general, and the brain in particular.

I know from experience that a decoction of the Birch branches, or what is better, the inner bark which is stronger than the branches, acts very powerfully as a stimulant on the brain. Indeed as the result of my personal experience, I am forced to the conclusion that it very much resembles our grand old household beverage, the cheering cup of Tea.

I have thought, and that repeatedly, that with a little cooking, and by the addition of some light vegetable aromatic, such as may be found in the cowslip bloom, or the petals of the white rose, that a substitute of a very invigorating character, for the ordinary tea might be produced. One thing I know, that the decoction of Birch alone possesses a wonderful power for clearing the head and sharpening the intellect at those times when a sluggishness seems to becloud the mental faculties; and as this is quite harmless, it would, if applied to, prove a boon to thousands.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.